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GROUP LEGAL ACTION - UK
Personal Injury UK is an independent nationwide network of solicitors offering free legal advice on group legal action litigation for defective pharmaceutical and other non drug products. All of our solicitors use the no win no fee scheme and do not ask for any financial contribution from you as the case proceeds. Our claims are completely risk free and you will not have to pay for any expenses, medical reports or insurance policy. Compensation is paid in full with absolutely no deductions.*
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The control of pharmaceutical products derives mainly from EC law and the Medicines Act 1968 which provides for licences for the manufacture, marketing, distribution, selling and supply of medicinal products to the major manufacturing plc corporations. The legislation provides a regulatory framework in respect of the safety, quality and efficacy of medicinal products to be sold or supplied or administered to patients. Prior to a pharmaceutical product going on sale the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) which is the licensing authority must be satisfied about the safety, efficacy and quality of the product. The MRHA also imposes controls on clinical trials, advertising claims, quality control and the supply of imports. The MHRA is accountable to Health and Agriculture Ministers in the UK and is required to monitor the safety of licensed medicinal products and to take action when adverse effects are recognised.
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Most court cases for damages as a result of injury caused by defective pharmaceutical products involve “multi party actions” which are effectively procedural arrangements that allow multiple claims to be litigated in court efficiently and involves a number of people with a similar injury caused in a similar way taking legal action for compensation. Individuals can pursue their own claim and do not have to join a group action however it is often the most economical and efficient method of making a claim by allowing a single judge to hear all complaints at the same time.
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Following the introduction of the Consumer Protection Act in 1987 it is no longer necessary to prove that a manufacturer of medicines was at fault and the necessity to prove negligence in order to claim damages is removed in respect of items first supplied after the 1st of March 1988. Group legal action can be taken under this Act. In addition legal action can also be taken under other law that may involve strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, or misrepresentation. Legal action can also be taken for failure to provide warnings when knowledge of danger has become known.
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If you would like free advice on no win no fee claims for defective pharmaceutical products just complete the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you with no obligation. If after speaking to us you decide to proceed no further then you are quite at liberty to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
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